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Nothing in the whole of literature compares with The Master and Margarita. One spring afternoon, the Devil, trailing fire and chaos in his wake, weaves himself out of the shadows and into Moscow. Mikhail Bulgakov's fantastical, funny, and devastating satire of Soviet life combines two distinct yet interwoven parts, one set in contemporary Moscow, the other in ancient Jerusalem, each brimming with historical, imaginary, frightful, and wonderful characters. Written during the darkest days of Stalin's reign, and finally published in 1966 and 1967, The Master and Margarita became a literary phenomenon, signaling artistic and spiritual freedom for Russians everywhere.

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Growing up in USSR i couldn't escape reading this book when at school It was a part of compulsory reading that we HAD to do. I personally think it was great idea, but WAY to early to get to the point and main idea of the book.Now, decades later i keep reading it all over and over again. It is by far one of my favorite books. Every time i find something new for myself!

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Religion, politics, and witchcraft

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Entertaining

Word of caution: this audiobook is read entirely in Russian, it is not a translation.

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Katrina T.

01-08-18

Very confusing story. Hard to follow who is who

Very confusing story. Hard to follow who is who and what time events are happenning.

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Amazon Customer

09-21-16

Great book

Loved the book, interesting perspective of a live society, great author, good narration, I'm glad I've finally got to listen it as I wanted to read the book for a long time.

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Mr EP Prins

04-29-16

Brilliant

The beautiful narration brought the whole story to life. Enjoyed it up to the very last second

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Red Tomato

12-27-12

Brilliant

This is such an unusual book, one of a kind. Really enjoyed listening to it.